San Antonio Spurs point guard and towel-waving expert Patty Mills is out for the rest of the NBA Finals after foot surgery.

"Mills had an infection in his right foot and, in turn, an abscess developed between his fourth and fifth toes," the Spurs said in a news release. "The abscess was removed during a short out-patient surgery on Friday afternoon."

The unusual injury means Nando De Colo will be active on the Spurs' roster going forward, as the Finals are even at 2-2 entering Sunday's Game 5.

Mills' role has been small during the playoffs, as the team's third- or fourth-string point guard behind Tony Parker, Cory Joseph and combo guard Gary Neal. He has played nine postseason games, averaging 3.4 minutes and 1.3 points. He did see extended time in the fourth quarter of blowouts in Games 2 and 3 of the Finals, totaling 14 minutes and scoring four points on 2-for-5 shooting.

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Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and Tim Duncan have been together since 2002, but their Spurs counterparts change all the time. Here's an alphabetical look at how every Spur ended up with the team for the 2013 NBA Finals.
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Aron Baynes, center: The New Zealand native went undrafted out of Washington State in 2009, spent a few years overseas and joined the Spurs in January, earning limited minutes but one playoff start.
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DeJuan Blair, forward: The 6-7 powerhouse was drafted 37th overall by the Spurs after being co-Big East Conference player of the year at Pittsburgh and has found a comfortable role as the Spurs' fifth big man.
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Matt Bonner, forward: The sharp-shooting big man was dealt to the Spurs by the Raptors in 2006 as part of a package for Rasho Nesterovic. He has since developed into an integral part of the Spurs' bench.
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Tim Duncan, center: The 16-year future Hall of Famer was the No. 1 pick in the 1997 draft and led the Spurs to his first of four rings at the end of his second season.
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Manu Ginobili, shooting guard: The sixth man extraordinaire was drafted 57th overall, the penultimate pick, in 1999 but didn't join the Spurs until 2002 after sticking around in Italy for a few years. He has been a key part of three championships since.
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Danny Green, shooting guard: The team's top shooter, a first-year starter, was drafted 46th overall in the 2009 draft by the Cavaliers, who waived him a year later when he signed with the Spurs.
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Cory Joseph, guard: The key reserve was picked 29th overall in 2011 and has split time between the Spurs and the NBA Development League while developing into Tony Parker's top backup.
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Kawhi Leonard, small forward: The second-year pro was drafted 15th overall in 2011 by the Pacers and traded immediately after as the key part of a package to acquire George Hill from the Spurs. He is in his first year as a starter.
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Tracy McGrady, guard: The former NBA scoring champion signed with the Spurs in April and didn't play a single regular-season game but has played in blowouts during the postseason.
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Patty Mills, guard: The Australian starred at St. Mary's and played two seasons for the Trail Blazers before joining the Spurs in the middle of last season as their third point guard.
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Gary Neal, guard: The former Towson star was undrafted in 2007 and spent several years in Europe before landing with the Spurs in 2010 as a free agent and quickly becoming a top reserve.
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